1938 - 2018
Theo-Ben Gurirab (23 January 1938 – 14 July 2018) was a Namibian politician who served in various senior government positions. He served as the second Prime Minister of Namibia from 28 August 2002 to 20 March 2005, following the demotion and subsequent resignation of Hage Geingob. Previously he was the country's first Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 2002, and was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 1999 to 2000. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo-Ben Gurirab has received more than 88,392 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Theo-Ben Gurirab is the 12,653rd most popular politician (down from 10,988th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Namibia and the 5th most popular Namibian Politician.
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Among politicians, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 12,653 out of 15,710. Before him are Imata Kabua, Ajdar Ismailov, Olli Rehn, James G. Blaine, Motiur Rahman Nizami, and Owen D. Young. After him are Mithridates II of Commagene, Polites, José Graziano da Silva, George Ariyoshi, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and Bill Bradley.
1943 - 2019
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 12,647
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 12,648
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 12,649
1830 - 1893
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,650
1943 - 2016
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,651
1874 - 1962
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,652
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 12,653
100 BC - 20 BC
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,654
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,655
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,656
1926 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,657
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,658
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12,659
Among people born in 1938, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 353. Before him are Verna Bloom, Viktor Kosichkin, Klaus Töpfer, Dolores Hart, Ajdar Ismailov, and Barry Jackson. After him are Helen, Viktor Zhdanovich, Roberto Anzolin, Fred Stolle, Hariprasad Chaurasia, and Lewis Teague. Among people deceased in 2018, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 308. Before him are Jo Jo White, Glenn Branca, Oliver Ivanović, Joseph Bonnel, Nancy Wilson, and José Varacka. After him are Ion Ciubuc, Anne Treisman, Kazimierz Kutz, Chuck McCann, John Julius Norwich, and Erika Mahringer.
1938 - 2019
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 347
1938 - 2012
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 348
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 349
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 350
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 351
1938 - 2013
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 352
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 353
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 354
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 355
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 356
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 357
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 358
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 359
1946 - 2018
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 302
1948 - 2018
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 303
1953 - 2018
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 304
1939 - 2018
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 305
1937 - 2018
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 306
1932 - 2018
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 307
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 308
1943 - 2018
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 309
1935 - 2018
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 310
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 311
1934 - 2018
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 312
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 313
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 314
Among people born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 6 out of 12. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944), Hage Geingob (1941), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), and Saara Kuugongelwa (1967). After him are Nahas Angula (1943), Frankie Fredericks (1967), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), Michelle McLean (1972), and Helalia Johannes (1980).
1944 - 2003
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 1
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 2
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 3
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 4
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 5
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 6
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 7
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 9
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 10
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 11
1980 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Namibia, Theo-Ben Gurirab ranks 5. Before him are Hage Geingob (1941), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), and Saara Kuugongelwa (1967). After him are Nahas Angula (1943).
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 1
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 2
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 3
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 4
1938 - 2018
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 5
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 6